QID 710110

Date Published: 2021-08-31

QID 710110: Gentoo Linux Mutt, NeoMutt Denial of service vulnerability (GLSA 202105-05)

Gentoo Linux is a Linux distribution

A vulnerability in Mutt and NeoMutt could lead to a Denial of Service condition.

Affected Package(s): mail-client/neomutt


Note: The preceding description block is extracted directly from the security advisory. Using automation, we have attempted to clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Malicious users could also use this vulnerability to change partial contents or configuration on the system and information disclosure.Denial of service can appear in some cases too.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 9.1 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.8 severity.
  • Solution
    The Vendor has released security update to fix the vulnerability. For more information please visit GLSA 202105-05 for updates and patch information.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 710110

    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    GLSA 202105-05 Gentoo URL Logo security.gentoo.org//glsa/202105-05